Heart hands designed by OXYGAMI.

➽ 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗚𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗦
This printable PDF pattern turns into bigger-than-life paper heart hands. You can put them together regardless of your craft skills ... provided that you are a patient person :)

This attention-grabbing symbol of love will be the new symbol of your home, especially if your family doesn't use words to express love.

These heart hands are the first thing you want to see every time you get back home or enter a room. That is why I recommend for you to hang them on the wall above your bed, the couch or in the corridor. They will always be there to remind you that you are loved. They will also be a good reminder for you to stay loving and calm even on those moments you feel it's beyond you.

They also make a beautiful budget DIY gift. The person who will receive your finished paper sculpture will sense how much time and love you poured into it. No doubt you will be praised for your patience and creativity!

➽ 𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗢 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗬 𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞
This is a good choice for a first-timer at 3D papercraft: any patient adult or any teen from 12 can make this paper sculpture easily. All you need is a healthy dose of time and patience. Team up with your teen and divide up tasks if you feel more like it!

After printing the files on your own A4/US Letter cardstock, cut where you are asked to cut, fold where you are asked to fold, glue where you are asked to glue. Simple as that! The angles will magically take shape, as you will see!

After a couple of minutes, you will get the hang of it. Soon you will see one finger grow before your eyes, then a second one, then a third one, etc.
And after several hours of mindfulness, when you hang them, you will feel as proud as when you finish assembling a piece of furniture by a famous Swedish brand.

I will take you through the entire process with detailed tips and tricks and illustrated, step-by-step instructions.
But the pattern has been made so intuitive that you are likely to drop the instructions altogether and finish your sculpture without them.

➽ 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗗𝗘𝗟
This powerful symbol of two hands shaping a heart fuels your "love tank" and reminds you to remain loving and forgiving even when that's beyond you.

Build your own hands shaping a heart while pouring as much patience and love as you can!

Finished Width: 67 cm / 26.4 in
Finished Height: 39 cm / 15.4 in
Finished Depth: 16 cm / 6.3 in
Distance between the two push pins: 50 cm / 19.6 in

Number of parts: 58

➽ 𝗜𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘
You will receive the files by email a few seconds after your order is processed.

If you check out as a guest, the files will be downloadable only from this email (check out your spam folder(s) too!)

If you have an Etsy account (which I HIGHLY recommend for you to create especially if you pay via Paypal because Paypal won't send the download links...), you will have lifetime access to the files from your purchase history.

After you download and unzip the files:
- print on your own A4/Letter sheets at 100% (scroll down to read my recommendations on the kind of paper to choose)
- score and fold along the dotted lines, as explained in the instructions
- cut out the parts
- then glue the numbered twin edges together.
- after it's finished, hang them on the wall with two pushpins/thumbtacks
- do the happy dance!

The process is very simple to understand: Each part is numbered in sequential order. No headache in sight, my goal being to make you feel relaxed.

This model has been tested (and approved) by beginners, among them two 12-year-olds,and a ton of customers before you.
Just read the tips and tricks enclosed and follow the illustrated instructions if you need guidance (but you are likely to be able to do without, really).

No doubt you will do a great job.

➽ 𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗗
Challenge yourself by scaling them down to 75% instead of 100%!
Or print them on A3/11"x17" and scale them up to 141%!

➽ 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗗𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗣𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗦𝗘?
Please note that this is a *DIGITAL* file. *NO PHYSICAL ITEM* will be shipped.

A few seconds after your purchase, Etsy will email you with download links to zip files containing:

✷ A complete 14-page digital template in PDF consisting of 2 separate files:
- - - - - 7 pages for the right hand
- - - - - 7 pages for the left hand
✷ Illustrated, step-by-step instructions
✷ Getting started & advanced tips for a flawless sculpture

➽ 𝗪𝗔𝗜𝗧, 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘!
𝑩𝑶𝑵𝑼𝑺 #1
A mini-cactus to train yourself or initiate your little one into papercraft while you are putting the heart hands together.

𝑩𝑶𝑵𝑼𝑺 #2
You will have access to a small private Facebook group dedicated to Oxygami's customers (There are clickable links embedded in the files).

You can join when you need:
- to get inspiration from other members' colour schemes
- to sparkle the motivation to start
- to have your questions answered. I am quite responsive there

𝑩𝑶𝑵𝑼𝑺 #3
A set of 5 other cacti to download from the files section of the Facebook group

➽ 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗
- this template
- home A4 or Letter size printer
- 14 cardstock sheets
- 8 sheets of regular office paper (for the instructions and tips)
- scissors
- scoring tool (dried-out pen, your nails, etc., be creative!)
- ruler
- white glue
- 2 pins

➽ 𝗢𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗕𝗢𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝟰 & 𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥
Just print at 100% and you are good to go

You can also print on A3 and scale it up to 141%, but this will be more difficult to make!

➽ 𝗣𝗔𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗜 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗗
A4 / Letter size in 160-210 gsm / 65 lbs cover

You can use either white cardstock and spray paint it, or coloured/patterned cardstock. I recommend against metallic paper, which takes longer to dry.

For all my prototypes, I personally use Iris Vivaldi® by Canson® in 185 gsm, which comes in 50-sheet reams. They have 30 colours to choose from.
Brands like Recollections®, Astrobrights®, Clairefontaine®, to name a few, are also good options.

You can also go creative with patterned paper provided that it is thick enough.

For a cheaper alternative, go for Bristol paper, but it usually comes in white. You may then need to use spray paint it (in bronze, gold, silver, etc.), which is good for concealing potential glue smears.

➽ 𝗚𝗟𝗨𝗘 𝗜 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗗
Any wood glue or any craft glue will do.
Fast drying one is a plus, but it is optional.

I personally pour some wood glue into a metallic lid. Then I apply a few drops onto the tabs with a toothpick before I spread them out in a thin layer. You need very few glue!

➽ 𝗖𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗜𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗨𝗜𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗦
This is of course optional if you already printed on coloured cardstock. But you can really get creative here;
- Print each hand ( = each file) on two different colours. What a beautiful symbol!
- or Print them on white then spray paint them (spray paint can conceal potential glue stains ;) )
- or Add glitters
- or stick a family picture behind the heart
- or [Add you genius idea here]

➽ 𝟯𝗗 𝗣𝗔𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗫𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡
3D papercraft requires patience (10 to 12 hours on average on this model, but as you will see, the process is so soothing and gratifying that you will loose track of time)
Build it over a weekend or over several evenings if needed while half-watching the night show, for example. Or while listening to a podcast. Or music.

The process will put your intrusive thoughts on pause even without you realising it.

➽ 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗥
My name is Stephane and I am a night owl who crafts paper to fight insomnia and reduce internal noise. I am based in Paris, France, but my sleep is so erratic that I am actually living in different time zones (which comes in handy to answer customers' questions from all over the world). I am both ENFP and INFP personality types, depending on the moon. I also don't eat meat nor fish by choice and I am an intermittent faster. But other than that, I feel normal.

OXYGAMI is my full-time job. I chose this name because OXYGAMI = OXYgene + OriGAMI.

I design DIY paper sculptures for creative people who need a way to stop internal noise, at least temporarily. Building a paper sculpture switches off our brains as it requires focus. It also brings fun during the assembly and pride when the sculpture is finished. In a word: oxygene!

I try hard to design gorgeous, refined models to decorate your walls. And I try as hard to make the assembly as intuitive as possible, so that you can successfully make your own even if you never did anything with your hands.

These sculptures require time but they are so rewarding in the end! They attract compliments like magnets.

➽ 𝗡𝗢𝗪, 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗙𝗙
By purchasing and downloading this template, you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions of use:

- - - Due to the digital nature of the item, I can offer refund only when none of the files have been downloaded. If you encounter any issue, please reach out and I will help you sort things through.
- - - The only file format I provide is (zipped) PDF. I don't provide PDO, SVG or DXF files as I believe cutting by hand is part of the relaxing process. Moreover, cutting by hand takes as much time, if not less, as cutting with a machine.
- - - The files are meant for personal use only, which prohibits any form of profit making activity.
- - - The design, templates, instructions, text, imagery and videos are protected by copyright. Copyright is OXYGAMI's property and is not transferable.
- - - The files and their derivatives (other digital formats and paper kits) can not be shared, transferred, published, swapped, copied, modified, sold or distributed.
Every illegal use of my work makes a dent in my faith in mankind. Please support the human being that designed this model for your personal pleasure! ❤️

➽ 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗢𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣?
Feel free to get in touch whenever you need support, right here:

- - - Private Facebook group (through a clickable link in the instructions)
- - - Etsy convo (click the "Ask a question" button on top of this page)
- - - Email: stephane[at]oxygami.com


➽ 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗣𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗦𝗘 ;)
This is an excellent exercise in patience, focus and mindfulness to free yourself from daily stress. But you already know that, right?

Purchase the files, download them and get in the zone today!

➽ 𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟯𝗗 𝗦𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗣𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗘?
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